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The Blister Podcast is Blister's series of weekly conversations with the most fascinating and passionate people in the outdoor sports world. We’ll talk with top-level skiers, climbers, mountain bikers, snowboarders, product designers, and various Blister reviewers about their sport, their industry, and whatever else is on their minds— or ours.Read more »

The Blister Podcast is Blister's series of weekly conversations with the most fascinating and passionate people in the outdoor sports world. We’ll talk with top-level skiers, climbers, mountain bikers, snowboarders, product designers, and various Blister reviewers about their sport, their industry, and whatever else is on their minds— or ours.Read Less

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Travis Ganong: U.S. Ski Racer + Backcountry & Big-Mtn Skier

4 days ago
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61 minutes

Travis Ganong might be the most well-rounded skier in the world (just listen to this conversation), and he is certainly one of the most passionate. He’s a Team U.S.A. downhiller and Super G racer that is also obsessed with backcountry touring and big-mtn skiing, so we talk about all of it: racing & training; catching the attention of Shane McConkey as a kid; backcountry skiing; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Training in Tahoe City (1:02)

How has gym training for ski racing evolved? (2:23)

The fitness of skiers vs. other athletes (7:10)

Are you preparing for specific courses you’ll compete on? (13:11)

Where have you improved the most: physically, technically, or mentally? (19:25)

Growing up in a family of skiers (22:04)

Temptation to stop racing / a key point in Travis’ racing career (30:27)

Travis Ganong might be the most well-rounded skier in the world (just listen to this conversation), and he is certainly one of the most passionate. He’s a Team U.S.A. downhiller and Super G racer that is also obsessed with backcountry touring and big-mtn skiing, so we talk about all of it: racing & training; catching the attention of Shane McConkey as a kid; backcountry skiing; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Training in Tahoe City (1:02)

How has gym training for ski racing evolved? (2:23)

The fitness of skiers vs. other athletes (7:10)

Are you preparing for specific courses you’ll compete on? (13:11)

Where have you improved the most: physically, technically, or mentally? (19:25)

Growing up in a family of skiers (22:04)

Temptation to stop racing / a key point in Travis’ racing career (30:27)